BAY CITY -- No matter the sport, or his role, Kevin Fegan helped
his team win games.

For his success as a multi-sport athlete at Pinconning High
School, and volleyball coach for Northwood University, Fegan is going to be inducted
into the Bay County Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 6 at the Doubletree Hotel &
Conference Center in downtown Bay City.

Fegan was an all-state star in three sports at Pinconning,
helping the baseball team to a final four appearance while also leading Bay
County in scoring in basketball and receiving.

"I was the type of kid where if it was the fall, football
was my favorite sport," Fegan said. "In winter, it would be basketball. I would
even dabble with hockey on the street outside with the neighbors. Whatever the
season, that was my favorite sport."

Instead of reflecting a lot on his individual
accomplishments, of which there were many, Fegan takes pride in the Spartans'
team success while he was on varsity.

"During that time, Pinconning had a number of years where
they weren't successful in football and basketball," Fegan said. "We started to
have some good success collectively, and that's the thing I'll remember most."

Former Pinconning High School all-state athlete and current Northwood University Texas president Kevin Fegan.Courtesy

Fegan's transition from star athlete to coach started as a
student at Northwood University watching his sister Debbie, an academic
All-American, play volleyball.

"My football coach Jeff Williams was her coach, and I
followed her around watching them," Fegan said. "I had a ton of respect for
Jeff, he could coach any sport. My senior year (in college), I wanted to coach
with him at the college level to get experience cause I was always interested
in coaching."

Despite a lack volleyball experience, Williams made Fegan an
assistant coach. Fegan envisioned learning under Williams and then coaching basketball
or football.

"I didn't have a real feel for volleyball starting out, so
it was a challenge, but one that I really enjoyed," Fegan said. "Once I started
learning the game, I fell in the love with the sport."

Fegan said having no playing experience actually made him a
better coach in the long run.

"Since I never played, I had to develop a coaching skill
set," Fegan said. "I couldn't just demonstrate, while this is how I did it. I
had to break down the mechanics and teach kids."

He went on to coach at Midland Dow for three seasons, where
his team had a perfect 40-0 regular season in 1986, before taking the Northwood
University head volleyball coaching job later that year.

In 10 seasons at Northwood, the volleyball team posted five
NAIA top-10 finishes and a 264-102 record.

"We did everything except win a national championship,"
Fegan said.

Fegan decided to leave the bench to focus on his career in
academic administration. He went on to get a Master's degree in educational
administration from Central Michigan University and a doctorate from Wayne
State University.

This year he celebrated his 10th anniversary as president of
Northwood's Texas campus.